Teen Titans

Characters:
Original: (Good) Aqualad, Beast Boy, Cyborg, Robin, Raven, and Speedy.
(Bad) Slade
New: (Good) Toshi
(Bad) Chanlah (AKA, Death)

Authors note: Every line that starts out with the person's name is a thought by that person.

Disclaimer: I do not own any thing from the Teen Titans. The only thing I own from this story are the characters I personally made up.

The Path to Redemption

Prologue
Robin laid down in his bed trying to get some sleep. He had a lot to think through. Although it had been at least a week after his last battle with Slade, he knew life would never be the same. Slade, he had killed the one person in the world that Robin would give his life for. As sleep slowly came to him, cried in despair. Sleep spread over his body, but his restless mind had too much on it for him to realize that he slept.

Suddenly, he was in the junkyard. This was where it had happened, where his life came to a disaster. He looked around. He saw each of his friends. Raven was already out of the battle, as well as Cyborg. Beast Boy was weakening. Robin ran forward, but stopped just three feet from the battle. He watched helplessly as Beast Boy was knocked out. There was only one Titan left to fight Slade…Starfire. Robin knew that she wouldn't be able to handle Slade by her self. The fight lasted only a few minutes before the fate of it was clear. Slade held Starfire, unconscious, around her neck. Robin knew that in one second he could snap her neck. Slade looked at him, taunting him, and then he walked over to Robin.

"It's a shame that you, of all people, could not even come near me," he said. "Why is that Robin? Perhaps it is because of my new weapon…" Slade stopped in front of him, close enough to touch, but when Robin tried to reach out to punch him, he was completely immobile. "What's the matter Robin? Unable to attack me? Isn't it a shame-" Slade looked at Starfire. "-that the greatest Titan of them all-" He looked at Robin again. "-isn't even strong enough to protect the person he loves." Slade smiled at Robin…a taunting smile. Then, he snapped Starfire's neck.

"No—" Robin screamed as he jerked up in his bed. Then he put his head in his hands.

Chapter 1
Raven's Answer

ROBIN: Starfire…how, why did this happen to you. Why did you die. Why did he kill you? Why didn't I kill Slade. Why did I LET him kill you, destroy you? Why was I unable to stop him? What cruel fate was it that I was forced to watch you die, and not be able to do anything about it? I couldn't help you Starfire and I'm sorry, but I swear, by my life, that I will avenge you. Slade will not live to celebrate any victory he thinks he has won.

Robin ran through the training course at Titan Tower. He punched a target. His mind was lost in thought. The next target he hit harder, and ended up cutting his hand; but he didn't cry out. Instead, he relished the pain, felt that he deserved it. Stopping, he stared at the sky.

"Robin?" a voice he recognized as Raven's said. "Is everything ok?"

"No," he said as he turned around to face her. "And nothing will be ever again."

"Robin," Raven said quietly, barely loud enough for him to hear her. "It wasn't your fault. Slade had a new weapon, one that immobilized some of us. That was how he had defeated me and Cyborg so quickly. You are not the reason Starfire is dead, and if you are the reason, then so are the rest of us. None of us were there to help her as she fought Slade."

"You didn't see her die though. You didn't go through the pain of it like I did."

"I know that Robin, but—"Robin interrupted her, distress evident on his voice.

"I WAS FIVE INCHES FROM HER RAVEN…and yet I couldn't even touch her. I failed her Raven. I failed her." Raven looked down at her feet.

"We all did." Robin looked at her as she faced him again, and he couldn't believe what he saw. Something on her face glistened…a tear. "I wish that somehow I could have changed that moment, but I can't, not by myself, but I know someone who can."

"You do?"

"I need your help to reach him though. I need everyone's help. Will you help me?"

"Of course…I'd do anything to get Starfire back. Who can bring her back?"

"Toshi Nagahara."

RAVEN: Poor Robin. He wants to believe me, to believe that it wasn't his fault that Starfire died. I wish that I could help him, but to tell the truth, I don't even know if Toshi exists. Why did I tell him that Toshi could help him? To have so many questions that no one could answer; that would tear down even the strongest person. I wish that I could help him to stop blaming himself. Maybe if Toshi were real, then Starfire would be back and he'd be happy again.

This is my 1st Teen Titans story so please Review. I'll take compliments or flames, but flames will help me to write it better,
Castel Solo